He funded the Arts and assumed federal responsibility for Aboriginal Affairs which included their health, land rights and welfare.

He changed the national anthem from "God Save The Queen" to "Advance Australia Fair". He reached out diplomatically ad trade-wise to other, non-white Asian countries and was the first to set up diplomatic relations with China.

He ended the "white Australia policy" which didn't allow non-whites to settle in Australia.

All remarkable achievements. Of course, being so successful, he was then toppled by an underground CIA "coup". Curiously enough, Richard Nixon was the President at the time.